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The weather outside is //
As I look outside my window // I see so many partially finished projects! We have an ambitious list of things we want to get to this month, so we’re chipping away in between work and school and all of our other activities. This week, I’m hoping to make some progress on a new in-ground bed as well as a lot of weeding.
As I look around the house // I’m anxious to add some fall touches to our living room, but seeing how it’s going to be in the 80s-90s (!!!) this week, it still might be a little too early. I’m on the lookout for another cozy blanket and maybe a new throw pillow too.
Catching up // after a crazy week. Half of our family was sick, so we spent most of the time resting, reading and watching movies. In other ridiculous news, we think someone ran into our mailbox one night and busted it right off of the pole! Who does that?!
On this week’s to-do list //
– tidy the coat closet
– mail a hand-me-down to a little cousin
– wrap birthday presents
– list four items on ebay
– try out this no-knead cinnamon raisin bread
Stressing out // about one of the most ridiculous things ever: keeping up with my goal of reading 100 books in 2021! Early in the year, I was knocking out books left and right and thought this challenge would be a breeze. Silly, silly me. Life got busier, my reading time was reduced to bedtime (if I can keep my eyes open!) and my head start is shrinking away. Not sure if I’m going to make my goal at this point, but I’ll keep pushing forward.
Currently reading //
- Fiction: In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith and a thriller for Netgalley
- Nonfiction: Storey’s Guide to Raising Pigs and The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
- Religious: Reclaiming our Roman Catholic Birthright by Peter Kwasniewski
On the menu this week //
Monday: Refrigerator Cleanout Night
Tuesday: one pot sausage peppers with rice
Wednesday: fajitas
Thursday: chicken and potatoes
Friday: breakfast for dinner! huevos rancheros
What number did you hit for reading in 2020? It’s funny, I hit 105, which thrilled me. But now it’s halfway through September of 2021, and I have only read 37 books this year. It’s almost like hitting that took away some of my fire for reading. Strange, huh?
I hope you can squeeze in a few more great ones!!!
I read 82 in 2020.
Maybe because I’m so close yet so far, but I’m really starting to feel resentful about the whole thing! I want to read big, chunky novels without feeling like “they’ll take too long” or maybe a string of nonfiction reads that are dense and make me think. The fact that this challenge is entirely self-imposed makes it even more ridiculous, haha. We’ll see how it goes.